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Oh
dear, when a CD booklet isn’t about lyrics and endless thank you
lists, one should sometimes get worried. Especially when the
valuable space, as it is in the case of Society1’s fourth release,
contains singer Matt Zane’s rant about the aim of the band and an
explanation for why their effort is not so much about the music (I
quote: ‘But more times than not I realized our goal wasn’t to
make the greatest music or even play well on certain evenings’)
but rather a spiritualistic evolution and stuff – that’s exactly
when I do get worried.
And
rightfully so.
The
package contains a music CD as well as a DVD. The music CD contains
no less than 30 tracks (!), a mixture of semi-philosophical, dark
and evil spoken word bits and something that at best must be
described as nu-metal trivialities. One track stands out as being
special. Sadly this track is a cover of Black Sabbath’s Who Are
You, so Society1 don’t really get the credit for that, do they now?
This
is where I have to admit that I get to track 19 and then give up. Do
I feel ashamed as a reviewer? Well, yes, for about two split seconds.
The
booklet pictures indicate that we’re dealing with a rather radical
bunch of people who aren’t holding back the masochistic side of
themselves and a visit to the website confirms the suspicion. I
decide to check out the DVD. Has to be more entertaining, then,
hasn’t it?
What
unveils is a glimpse into the story of a band that has made a name
from being partly a porn circus more than anything, fronted by porn
director Zane. The DVD’s got tits and arse all over the place
which, I suppose, isn’t half bad and very rock’n’roll, but I
can’t help thinking that this has got very little to do with metal
music when it comes down to it.
I…just
can’t take this seriously, sorry. This is a wannabe cultural
phenomenon, not really good music.
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